COMPTON (CNS) – A man in his 20s has been booked for felony hit-and-run after he struck and injured a pedestrian in Compton, authorities said today.

The pedestrian, who was known to collect bottles and cans in the neighborhood, was struck as he was crossing the 2000 block of Alondra Boulevard with his dog at 8 p.m. Friday, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Michael Hanneman said.

Shortly afterward, the suspect and a passenger were found in the parked and damaged vehicle nearby, Hanneman said.

The victim was hospitalized in serious but stable condition, he said.

Witnesses at the scene told a videographer the victim’s dog was killed in the crash.

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